quiveringlyadv.
/ˈkwɪv(ə)rɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈkwɪv(ə)rɪŋli/ In a quivering manner; with quivering; with a quiver in the voice.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adverb] > tremblingly or throbbingly
quiveringly1594
throbbingly1693
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > tremulous
quiveringly1594
quaveringly1882
trillingly1887
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adverb] > tremblingly
waveringlyc1400
tremblingly1552
quirily1582
quaveringly1594
quiveringly1594
tremulously1736
twitteringly1810
a-shiver1840
a-tremble1856
a-thrill1879
a-quiver1883
1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. H4 So quieueringly and tenderly were these his broade wings bound to either side of him, that..they seemed wantonly to fan in his face.
1755 C. Charke Narr. Life 103 The inexpressible Terror of many a Potentate, who has quiveringly tremored out the Hero.
1808 ‘H. St. Victor’ Ruins of Rigonda III. 164 He started, then quiveringly exclaimed.
1848 Ladies' Repository Sept. 266/2 I feel like one who, having submitted to a painful operation, am still quiveringly alive to every incision and severance.
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvii. 130 One of those quiveringly-poised natures that lend themselves to second-sight.
1928 Ann. Appl. Biol. 15 702 His interests were quiveringly alive and widely embracing.
1960 Science 16 Sept. 730 As for Hoover, the problems of office left him quiveringly helpless while the country degenerated into chaos.
1990 J. Y. Brooks Guests of Emperor i. xii. 152 ‘They can't do this to us!’ another voice said quiveringly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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